Chamber for the projection of multiple image records



Jan. 15, 1935. Q A N r A 1,987,625

CHAMBER FOR THE PROJECTION OF MULTIPLE IMAGE RECORDS Filed June 12, 1930 INVENTORS d l3 KE.'1"1'L.E5

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'15 in accordance with the invention and equipped Patented Jan. 15, 1.935 I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHAIVIBER FOR THE PROJECTION OF MUL- TIPLE WAGE RECORDS James 0. Karnes, Buflalo, N1 in, and Gregory J. Kessenich, Madison, Wis.

Application June 12, 1930, Serial No. 460,740 2 Claims. (CI. 35-12) (Granted under the act of March '3, 1883, as amended April 30, 1928; 370 0. G. 757).

The invention described herein may be manu- In Fig. 3 individual projecting machines factured and used by or for the Government for 12-12-12 arranged in synchronism, as repregovernmental purposes, without the payment to sented by the wiring 13, are provided for each of us of any royalty thereon. the screens. 6 This invention relates to a chamber for the The image records to be projected on the screens I projection ofmultiple image records. are made with a camera which is positioned over Th purp s f the inv ntion is t provid a the seat of an airplane to simulate the eyes of chamber for use in rainin u n pil a an occupant of the seat. The frontal and lateral planes through the aid of projected motion picfields of view of the camera. are therefore repre l0 u The d of view of a pilot i a plurality sentative of the fields of view of the occupant or 10 of directions is to be pictorially reproduced on a th t, p l 0f Screens arranged around the cham- As the airplane performs evolutions the change of environment will be recorded in the image, 1 1S a plan new of a chamber constructed records. When such image records are projected 1 onto the screen an impression of reality will be gag zggg 2,3 $35 235? ff ifz fifi mg conveyed and the observer or student undergoes Fig 215 a View in rear elevation of Fig instruction in the operation of the control mech- Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing an arrangement amsfm wmle the Plctonal of changes In go for employing a plurality of synchronized environment is presented to his view. At any so jecting machines time during such presentation a student may shift Referring to the drawing by numerals of referms View laterally W111 see the P Picture once: A that he would see if he were actually in the plane.

In Fig. 1 there is shown a chamberor com- We claim; l5 partment 5 provided with a plurality of screens 6, In a device r giving in r in the 7- and 8 which are disposed in difierent planes. piloting of'a vehicle, a seat for a student, a de- In the present instance the end or side screens, vi e Simulating a control m chani m n adapted 6 and 8 are perpendicular to the intermediate or to be operated by the student, a plurality of front screen 7 but it is to be understood that the screens arranged in different planes about the N angular relation between the screens may be seat and observable therefrom, and means for so varied. simultaneously projecting onto the screens motion At a-point equi-distant from the screens there pictures simultaneously taken at an angular rela: is a seat 9 which is to be occupied by an observer tion correspondingto the planes of the screens. who, for example, is to undergo instruction. A 2. In a device for giving instruction in the 88 control mechanism 10 immediately in front of the piloting of a vehicle, aseat for a student,-a device seat is of the type employed in the particular simulatinga control mechanism and adapted to vehicle from which the image records to be probe operated by the student, and means for exiected on the screen have been made. hibiting on different sides of the seat a motion A motion picture projecting machine'll for picture representation of a panorama as viewed l0 projecting a multiple film is placed directly above from the vehicle. V F 40 the seat so that it will be clear of the head of an JAMES C. KARNES. A occupant of the seat. GREGORY J. KESSENICE 

